Repeating shotgun.



J. L. 00X.

RBPEATING SHOTGUN.

APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 19,1914.

mms M THE Nolems PETERS co.. PHoTn-LITHQ. WASHINGTON, D, z;

J. L'. COX.

BEPEATING SHOTGUN.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE19,1914.

1 1 1 1 ,440, Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

THE MORRIS PEYERS Cov, PHoro-LlTHo., WASHINGTON. D. Cv

{warda slight distance in the act. of pushingthe shell int-o the barrel of the gun, Fig.` i5." is a. cross sectional view 'on line 5-5 of f Fig.- 4, vand Fig. 6 is a detail edgeview of a; engagement With the yrim .of a Shell- `Su'f Jarras or REPEAT'ING sHo'rcrUn 'To all whom t may concern: M y U Be it known that I, JAMES L. Cox, a .citizen oi the United States, residing at Berg- "holz, in the-.county of lJefferson .and State of Gino., have invented kcertain new and use' ful improvements in Repeating Shotguns;l

and I do hereby declare the following to Abei a l'aiulhclean and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in :thefart to which-it appertains .to make and use the same, reference being 4had to the 4accompanying drawings,.and to the letters and gures of reference marked thereon,

which form a part of this specication.

'This invention relates .to new and useful improvements in repeating shot guns andl the vobject in view is to produce a simple .and efficient device of this nature in which ,the parts of the gun are reduced to -a vminimum.- More speciiically, the present invention lconsists in the "provision of a repeating shot gun in which the breech mechanism is yentirely inclosed'within the casing at vall times.

[The invention comprises further various details of construction, combinations .and arrangements of parts whichL lwilibe hereinatten fully described, ,shown in the accompanying drawings -and .then .specically defined lin the appended claims.

My invention is :illustrated in the accompanying'drawings, in which:

Figure 1 isa side elevation of a portion of the gun made in accordance .with my vention. -F ig. 2 is an enlarged View in ele-j y va-tion with the one, side of thel casing re-v moved; showing the breech )block in its@ locked position. Fig. 3 is aview ineleva` tion Ashowing the breech. block at its farthest rearwardthrong the parts being in posi-k tion to receive a shell. Fig.- 4 is'a View in elevation showing the breech 'block fed forshell extracting finger,.-

di, .Reference now being ,had to the details of the drawingsV by numeral, 1 designatesv the casing .of the gun containing the opera,-

-tir'e parts of 'the breech-mechanism, 2 the.

barrel and 3 the forward stock section which inc loses the magazine 4. Mounted within the l.chamber-ed portion of the casing vis .the breech vblock 5, which, in Fig. 2, is 'shown at its farthest 'forward :throw and. a .locked .l

i Specification of Lettcrslatent. ASepigpfzg, Application me@ June 1 9, 191s- Serialro. $46,130.

5 position and in Fig. `3 the breech :blockis illustrated as beingv positioned at its rearmost position .to Vallow a shell to be delivered vlO-rh themagazine 'in front of the breech block and driven forward into the chamber l of the barrel.

the vusual construction employed in repeatyMounted to have a reciprocating movel ing shot guns, and 7 designates an action# bar which is mounted to have a reciprocat- ,ing Imovement within la recess 8 Vformed in y i/11.6;inner face of the easing, Vas shown clearly in vFig. 5 yof the drawings. 'is .connected through the medium of a screw' Said 'action bar Y9 .Passing-,thjr(nigh registering apertures in the wallsof the handle and .engages a hole .'I-'rtle sliding bar. Said .pin also passes Hthrimgh elongated yregistering slots* V10 .ioflmeClin the forward 'stock fjlfand serv-ing tovguide .the handle .in the operation ,of the guna Thel rear end of the action bar is provided with an 4apertureengaged -by the .pin 11, shown .clearly in Figs. 3 and 4f :of

.the drawings, and which pin is `carried by the vbreech locliing member 12 which is forked, forming two arms 113, pivotally mounted upon la pin 14: which passes through @he breechbloek. It will be noted upon redflerence to-the ,drawings that the `breech block provided .with two recesses 15, 0n opposite lsides thereof and in which the two `arms "1.31ct ,the breech locking member are positioned. The rear end of said locking inem- 17 when the breech block is drivenv rearf'ward .to receive a shell .to be fied forward befhas la v :hookfshaped `qorqijection- 16 which seri/.es as a .means tor protecting the firing is mounted Sina slightly diagonally disposed aperture extending throu gh the breech block. @ne :face of the breech block is recessed away as at 18 to receive afresilient shell extrading finger '19, the-orwardcnd of which has a diagon-ally'hook-shaped projection for locking. .member 12 has a `cam-shaped pro-T I ,enel 'an luchan-ed shoulder -2-11, thepufpose .of which 4willy presentlyvappear. Pvotalhf mounted upon a pin 22 tilt-ing `shell lifting member 23 which has an elongated Slot 24 nearits :forward free and and through .which slot la Slinger a 1.3L' Ybedriven into the barrelvon/the 25 posses ad whioh is .aioumod opoo o" pin 26, shown clearly in Figs., 3an,djloof the drawings, the purpose of which 'linger'i'sto f ward 'ondfis adopted to. ongogothof rim 29 of a shell 30 vwithin the magazine in readi-k -ness v to-,causerthfe vshell to be released from the magazine r when it is desired tof -deliverlr the same into' the barrel lofthe gun. "l u Pivot- -allymountedupon a pin31 carried-'bythe l rearvend ofA they shell lifting member i's ay pawl 32, and 335 is a'coiled spring whichy vbearsr intermediate .the -bottomt of a `'recess 34fiforme'dfincthe sideeof the ,shellfliftingg "block and said pawl, the;` purpose of-Lwhichl visito normally holdithepa-wlf t't's farthestf .jinner throwfsofthat the uppe edge'thereofl` `ywill be disposed in the A.path "ofi the'inc'lined' back fromjits forward positio'nto that illus` trated inFig'. 3,v allowing the :pawlto swing foutidly without causingv the shell 1if ting` Imember 'tor rbev'tilted.` It willbenoted thatV "t `:said pawl has its `upper rear edge. inclined* as at' and against which the incl-ined edgev 35y 36 offt'he cam-shaped projection 20ais 'adapted `tolconta'ct `as the breech block*` is moved forward from its rearmost position, thus "i fcausin'g'the forward endv of theshellraising Y jrnembervk to be thrown upto'thef'position 40 "shown in Fig. 4t of `the Jdrawingsjfor-f the n purpose ofilraisingua shell? previously-'-with-r drawngfrom the magazine to'a lfpositionltrjo, 4 Y 'forward aiidc`oming in*v conta'ctwith the rear portionv lof? thes'hell, will tendto lift the same 'up to" i "af position in alinementwith thebarre'l so as' to avoid any :possibility ofthe cartridge jamming 'when drivenforward bythe breech l fblockf* The breech block isy driven yforward @and the projecting portion 37 'thereof 'comes jin' Ycontaotjwithfthe shoulder 40 anda furv -v -ft'her-I forward -rnovement fof the sliding handle will cause the actiony bar'-:to mov'ef i. 'therewithqandyas the rearfend of-said-bar' "ispivotally connected withltvhe llooking block, 12;"the' latter will ybecausedfto swing 4from they position shown "in Fig. 3 to the position` 'shown'fin Fig; 2l `with1theV,c onveze'd' or cam,

the upper-g,edgejof "the vlug '42, whichis ffor'med'integral .with the lower wall offthe 1,111,440y fg f, Y

'oooiog "This Sviogiog mowomott of fhoiook; ing blockwivill throw the rear end 'othe 2 inf-which itsupper end will .bear against` the shoulder 44, thus forming an abutment.

.means for-thebreech block. V j A l The hammer isdeisignated by vnu`mera1l4r5 through a slot in the bottom'of thelcasing.V

pin 49L and *its b'odyiportionis ,slottedixasat I `54. AA hammer aspiring'*511y yis@fr fastenedat '.tends through said slot andengagesfaqhole- 80 l.

50 at the Ilp'pernend of thetrigger yinthe '85" .nand is designed to en age and "depress `Block is at its forward limit'forthe purpose` y of allowing-fag' shell, to g be :driven by ..thver springplunger 56 'WithinthefI magazine to imember..'Thisoaction-of: the tiltingffshel 'lifting vmember to' release 'a shell ,the magazine by y the depression otk theimei'nber showin in Fig@ ofI the drawings. r

ofthe casingy is so positioned that, when a the same laterally by the-hookedfvendo,

rim' comes against the shoulder, `lthus quickly vided -with an ,opening" 60v througlnV which. opening the shells are* placedwithingthe-c :ing as-theyL-are fedi' intothemagazineif throughfwhich' opening ythe yshellsizatreth-ro out lafter* being 4 fire chL 1A closure ,'62 topf *openingis fastened yto the;v breech blockiand o moves therewith and;V autoinaticallyl1v 'opesj "asthe breech` blockis thrown rearward andf `closes as the block movedgforwardfin. the act ofdeliveringl thelshell in'to the barrel; j `The 'operationfofmy'gun will kbe readLI y understood and-` 'is asy 'followsfi-The fslie'vell's,y being r'sttinserted inthe magazine, wh'enitog is desired -to i thro-w` 'a shellinto the barrel`r of the gun, thez'operator -pulls-jfback uponnfth 'breech blocktothe position shown in Fig.

and ispivotoiiyfmountod upon a pian 46,111@ 1 lower part 47` ot the hammer projecting l ffy 76 The trigger iSuspiVo'tally 'mounted"uponoa` one end to the.;bottom-)ofthe.casing and ex,` L52 forinedgiii .the edge of-the'haminr; Said .i y

Vahoek on-fthe rear edgethereofQ-whi'ch 1:' automatically engages, over the ifcrosspieoexf1v 'i f vand..Servos/to hola tho hommor inoA oookod o ,wir will 'boggootod'fupofifoforooo'to V:ao

.90 liftingl `member `23 is slightly l,inclinedas-'at tho Shouhoidiog mombora when tho brooohr.

o position to bo raised bysoiafSho-liiiff i ioo` V27 is substantially simultaneousfwithf"the,` 'y locking of they breech fblookin the position,

A vshoulder 63'formed upo'nfth'e innerfwallfl 105, shell is withdrawn ifi-om the barr'ehthe `,ofthe shell will' come against the samejand l f' ,arrest further A`rear-ward movementjofy the 11 shell, simultaneous :'s with the throwin ofl-f 110, shellextractor 191which=wil1 yieldwhen thii-r`l` s -f throwing the' shelliout,through-'theopening :sliding handlefthe fir-st act--beingtotlirow *130;

the rear end of the breech block down so that the upper portion of the rear kend thereof will clear the abutment shoulder 44, this vbeing accomplished by the swinging movement of the locking member which is pivotally connected to the action bar. As the breech block moves backward, the shell eX- tractor, the forward end of which engages over the rim of the shell, will cause the shell to be w-ithdrawn from the barrel and, when the rim of the shell comes in contact with the shoulder 63 and its further backward movement is arrested thereby, the shell eX` tractor will yield slightly and throw the shell laterally vout through the opening 60 in the casing, the closure being drawn back with the breech block to allow the shell to be thrown out. As the beveled shoulder 2l upon the cam-shaped edge of the locking 'member comes in Contact with the inclined edge of pawl 32, the latter will be thrown laterally upon its pivot to allow the locking block to pass toits farthest rearward position withoutoperating the tilting shell lifting member. By moving the sliding handle forward, the inclined edge 36 upon the cam projection 20, coming in contact with the inclined edge 35 of .the pawl, will cause the latter to tilt down the rear end of the shell raising member, thus lifting the shell and also the tilting finger which raises the rear end of the shell, as shownin Fig. 4 of the drawings, preparatory to the shell being driven forward by the breech block into the barrel without any danger of jamming. After the cam-shaped projection of said locking member passes by the pawl, the shell is driven vforward into the barrel and the lifting member quickly returns to its normal position. As the forward end of the breech block comes in contact with the shoulder 40, the shell will have been driven to its proper position within the barrel and a further forward sliding movement of the handle will cause the locking block to tilt upon its pivot to the position shown in Fig. Q, of the drawings, in which its lower conveXed edge, `coming in contact with the upper end of the lug 42, will cause the rear end of the breech block to be thrown into a positively locked position against the abutment shoulder 44, after which the gun may be fired by pulling upon the trigger to release the hammer which is thrown by the hammer spring against the rear end of the ring pin. It will be noted that, unless the breech block is in a securely locked position, it will be impossible for the hammer to strike the firing pin by reason of the hook-shaped projecting end 16 of the locking member forming an abutment surface against which the hammer would contact, thus producing a safety device which will positively insure the shell being locked within the barrel before it will be possible to lire it.

Should it be desired to disconnect the hammer from the trigger' as a safety means when the shell is within the barrel, it may be 'done by the operator holding the lower projecting end of the hammer against the tension of the spring bearing against the same after the hooked end of the hammer is released from the slot in the end of the trigger and, in the event of it being desired to cock the gun. it may lbe automatically done by simply throwing forward the lower projecting end of the hammer until the hooked end thereof snaps over the slotted end of the trigger.

What I claim to be new is l. A repeating shot gun having a pivotally mounted shell raising member, means actuated by the latter for causing the shell to aline with the barrel as the shell is raised, a sliding action bar, a breech block actuated thereby, a spring-pressed pawl pivotally mounted upon said pivotal member, and means upon the breech block designed to contact with said pawl to cause the member to tilt as the breech block moves in one direction.

2. A repeating shot gun having a pivotally mounted shell raising member, means actuated by the latter forcausing the shell to aline with the barrel as the shell is raised, a sliding action bar, a breech block actuated thereby, a spring-pressed pawl pivotally mounted upon said pivotal member, a lockmg member pivotally mounted upon the breech block and having a projecting portion thereof adapted to contact with said pawl to cause said pivotal member to tilt as the breech block moves in one direction. y

3. A repeating shot gun having a pivotally mounted shell raising member, means actuated by the latter for causing the shell to aline with the barrel as the shell is raised, a sliding action bar, a breech block actuated thereby, a spring-pressed pawl pivotally mounted upon said pivotal member, a locking member pivotally mounted upon the breech block and provided with a cam projection having a beveled portion, which projection is designed, as the breech block is moved forward, to contact with said pawl to cause the shell raising member to tilt, the pawl moving idly on the return movement of the breech block.

4. A repeating shot gun having a pivotally mounted shell raising member, means actuated by the latter for causing the shell to aline with the barrel as the shell is raised, a breech block and a firing pin carried thereby, a llocking member pivotally mounted upon the breech block, a sliding action bar pivotally connected tosaid locking member, an abutment against which the locking member is adapted to contact to elevate the breech block to a locked position, a springpressed pawl upon the shell lifting member,

said locking member having a projectionl adapted to contact with the pawl to cause the shell lifting member to tilt as the breech block moves forward, a spring-pressed hammer and a trigger for engagement with the vthebreeeh block into a locked position, a

spring-pressed hammer anda trigger for engagement with the same.

j 6. A repeating shot gun having a pivotally mounted shell raising member, means actuated by the latter for causing the shell vto aline with the barrel as the shell is raised,

a breech block and a firing pin carried thereby, a locking member having a cam edge and a hook portion, said shell raising member having a recess in the face thereof, a springpressed `pawl mounted within said recess t andhaving its upper edge angular and positioned in the path of the projectionfupon the locking member, affording means Whereby, as the breech blookis moved forward, a projection upon the locking member will cause ythe shell raising member to tilt, the .pawl operating .idly on the 'return movement i of the breech block, a spring-pressed hammer and a trigger.

7; A repeating shot gun comprising a casing having a shoulder formed in the inner surface of the upper portion thereof, a slid- :ing breech block, a pivotal locking member carried bythe breech block, an action bar pivoted `to said locking member, the latter being provided with a hooked portion and a cam edge, a pivotal shell raising member, means actuated by the shell raising member for causing the shell, when raised, to aline kwith the barrel, a pawl carried by the shell raising member and positioned in the path of the projection of saidlocking Copies ot this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patente,

member, an abutment forming a part of the casing and against which the cam edge of the locking member is adapted to Contact to cause the rear end of the breech blockito be raised against said shoulder in the casing ing breech block, a pivotal locking member carried by the breech block, any actonbar pivoted to said locking member,` thev latter being provided with a hooked portionyand a cam edge, a pivotal shellraisingv member,

means actuated by the shellfraising member for causing the shell, `when raised, to aline with the barrel, a pawl carried by the shell raising member and positionedinthe path of a projection of said lockinggmemi I ber, an abutment forming a part ofthe casing and against which the cam edge of the locking .member yis adapted tol contact `to cause the rear endof the breech block to be raised againstsaid shoulder in the casing,

a firing pin carried by the breech block, a hammer pivoted within the casing having a hooked portion, a triggerpivoted to the casing and having an opening therein 4over the edge of which the hooked end of the hammer engages, and a springfastened to the' casing, passing through vsaid opening` and engaging the hammer. Y e

9. A repeating shot gun comprising `a casing, a pivotal shell raising membermounted l therein and having an opening therein, a linger pivoted to the casing and movable through said opening and adapted, as the member is tilted, to cause a shel1,`when raised upon the latterto aline with the barrel, a breech block, an action bar for moving said block, a pawl `upon the shell raising member, means carried by thebreech block and adapted to actuate said pawl for tilting the member, a 'iiring pin'in thebreechblQCk, ,I e

and a hammer and trigger.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiixmmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

A. L. HOUGH, j FRANKLIN H. HoUGrI. e

Washington, D. G.

JAMi-is L. oor..` 

